Answering Calls With The Handset; Answering Calls With Your Lifeline Help Button - Philips Lifeline User Manual

Answering Calls with the Handset

If the handset is off the phone base, it will ring and the Talk button will
start blinking when there is an incoming call. If you subscribe to Caller ID
through your telephone service provider, the caller's name and number
will be displayed on the handset. If you do not have Caller ID, then
"Caller Unknown" will be displayed.
To answer a call with the handset:
1. Press the Talk button and begin conversation. The Talk button will
stop blinking but still be lit up.
2. When you have finished your call, press the Talk button again to
hang up.

Answering Calls with Your Lifeline Help Button

You can also use your Lifeline Help Button to answer a phone call. This
feature is useful when you are close enough to the phone base to have a
conversation, but you can't get there quickly enough to answer the call.
To answer a call using your Lifeline Help Button:
1. When you hear the telephone ring, press your Lifeline Help Button
to answer the call.
2. Speak in the direction of the phone base or the optional Voice
Extension.
3. When you have finished your conversation, press your Lifeline Help
Button again to end the call.
If you need help while you're on a telephone call that was answered using
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your Lifeline Help Button, press the Lifeline Help Button to end the call and
press it again to send a Help Call.
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